DESIGN
by OWEN MCDONALD
photography by CHIP RIEGEL
INSPIRED DESIGN P R E S E R VE S P O R T I N G C LU B & R E S I D E N CE S
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secret of architects and builders tracing back to ancient Greece, the Golden Ratio is a mathematical formula borrowed from nature. It imperceptibly alters our sense of space, making it experiential and alive. You might never be aware of this spatial principal at work unless you ask someone like developer and hotelier Paul Mihailides: “What makes a great hotel?” As the creative force behind the Preserve Sporting Club & Residences—the newest member of Ocean House Collection—Mihailides is a
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Nature Meets Nurture at Hilltop Lodge and OH! Spa
straight-talking visionary who thinks in this mystical language of proportion and balance. Ask, and he literally explains how to build a great hotel. In fact, he’s done exactly that. Working with longtime friend and collaborator Marie Simone, a respected interior designer based in nearby Cranston, Rhode Island, Mihailides has officially topped his glorious Preserve Sporting Club project with its latest crowning achievement: Hilltop Lodge. As part of the Ocean House Collection, frequent guests of sister hotels Ocean House, Weekapaug Inn and Boston’s Inn at Hastings
Park understand that Hilltop Lodge joins rarified ranks. People who know the portfolio have best-in-class expectations, and Mihailides aims to exceed them. “Everything comes back to balance,” says Mihailides, invoking examples from Newport’s Mansion Row to some of the world’s premier properties, but alighting on Ocean House. “Even though it’s a massive structure, when you first walk in, it feels quaint and cozy.” Marie Simone has taken that sensibility to another level inside the stunning new Hilltop Lodge.
This page: Clinton Cox welcomes members and guests at the Main Lodge.
